“The Eleventh Commandment” – the First Western Movie Shot in Taiwan – S5-E34
This wonderfully weird story is part of our “almost-no-one’s-ever-hear-of-Taiwan-trivia” collection, and man… it’s wild. Plot synopsis: A Cold War warrior movie director makes the first Western film in Taiwan in the winter of 1959/1960. In the film, the characters come to Taiwan from Iowa to learn about the evils of communism(?). Next week, we’ll get back to some “real” history, but today, enjoy 30 minutes of almost pure insanity from Formosa Files.
Cover shows movie poster (left) and Playboy Magazine cover of "Playmate of the Month," Linda Vargas, from December 1957. Linda Vargas starred in the movie "The Eleventh Commandment," under the name Patricia Crest.
WATCH: Film Archive showing short "making of" the "Eleventh Commandment."
Below: Robert Dix and Patricia Crest, via Music, Movie and Miscellaneous.
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